Lawyer - FinTech - LLB

What your average day would look like:

- Conduct legal research, prepare legal memoranda, and render legal counsel and advice to internal clients related to assigned areas of responsibility, including as related to crypto-currency, payments, and other fintech issues

- Drafting, reviewing, revising and negotiating general and complex technology agreements, including consulting, development, licenses (including open source licenses), cloud (e.g., software as a service agreement), confidentiality, website terms of use, and data access and use agreements

- Provide advice and strategic support to the legal department and to the Bank's business leaders regarding a range of technology law issues, licensing, including open source software, and other intellectual property issues (e.g., patent, trademark, copyright)

- Provide advice and counsel related to cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy law and issues, including reviewing and drafting terms of use and privacy policies

- Participate in creating and delivering training related to technology law matters and other relevant issues in specified areas of responsibility, as may be appropriate

- Review, draft and negotiate other relevant Bank contracts, including Requests for Proposals.

- Undertake assignments as needed on various legal matters

- Participate in select System workgroups and work on other special projects. Assist the other attorneys with their System responsibilities

- Work with lawyers and staff of the Board of Governors and other Reserve Banks on matters and issues related to areas of responsibility or as otherwise assigned/requested.

What you need to work with us:

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Able to work independently and collaboratively across the business

- Knowledge of financial services products / markets

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Excel at understanding complex legal topics and explaining them to non-attorneys in clear and concise terms

Experience and Qualification:

- LLB (mandatory)

- Company Secretary qualification will be an added advantage

- 4+ years of relevant experience